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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | recognition of achievement; rank or grade of position |
| Synonyms: | approbation, approval, baccalaureate, caliber, class, compass, credentials, credit, dignification, dignity, distinction, eminence, grade, height, honor, level, magnitude, order, pitch, point, position, potency, qualification, quality, quantity, range, rank, reach, scope, sheepskin, shingle, sort, stage, standard, standing, station, status, strength, testimonial, testimony |
| Main Entry: | direction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | course, route |
| Synonyms: | aim, angle, area, aspect, bearing, beeline, bent, bias, current, drift, end, inclination, line, objective, orientation, outlook, path, point of compass, proclivity, range, region, road, set, side, slant, spot, standpoint, stream, tack, tendency, that-a-way, tide, track, trajectory, trend, viewpoint, way |
| Antonyms: | deviation, misdirection, wrong way |
| Main Entry: | dispose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | place, order; deal with |
| Synonyms: | actuate, adapt, adjust, arrange, array, bend, bias, call the tune, condition, determine, distribute, fix, govern, group, incline, induce, influence, lay down the law, lead, locate, make willing, marshal, methodize, motivate, move, organize, predispose, prepare, promote, prompt, put, put one's foot down, put to rights, range, rank, read the riot act, regulate, ride herd on, set, set in order, settle, shepherd, stand, sway, systematize, tailor, tempt |
| Notes: | predispose differs from dispose by implying that the frame of mind is created some time before it becomes obvious |
| Antonyms: | disarrange, disorder, displace, disturb, mismanage |
| Main Entry: | diversity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | variety, difference |
| Synonyms: | assortment, dissimilarity, distinction, distinctiveness, divergence, diverseness, diversification, heterogeneity, medley, mixed bag, multeity, multifariousness, multiformity, multiplicity, range, unlikeness, variance, variegation, variousness |
| Antonyms: | identicalness, sameness, similarity, uniformity |
| Main Entry: | expanse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large space, usually open |
| Synonyms: | amplitude, area, belt, breadth, compass, distance, domain, extension, extent, field, immensity, latitude, length, margin, orbit, plain, radius, range, reach, region, remoteness, room, scope, span, sphere, spread, stretch, sweep, territory, tract, uninterrupted space, width, wilderness |
| Main Entry: | field |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | open land that can be cultivated |
| Synonyms: | acreage, cropland, enclosure, farmland, garden, glebe, grassland, green, ground, lea, mead, meadow, moorland, pasture, patch, plot, ranchland, range, terrain, territory, tillage, tract, vineyard |
| Main Entry: | field |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sphere of influence, activity, interest, study |
| Synonyms: | area, avocation, bailiwick, bounds, calling, champaign, circle, compass, confines, cup of tea, demesne, department, discipline, domain, dominion, environment, job, jurisdiction, limits, line, long suit, margin, métier, occupation, orbit, precinct, province, purview, racket, range, reach, region, scope, speciality, specialty, sweep, terrain, territory, thing, vocation, walk, weakness, work |
| Main Entry: | field |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | arena with special use, as athletics |
| Synonyms: | amphitheater, battlefield, circuit, course, court, diamond, fairground, golf course, green, gridiron, grounds, landing strip, lot, park, playground, playing area, race track, racecourse, range, rink, stadium, terrain, theater, track, turf |
| Main Entry: | freedom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | independence, license to do as one wants |
| Synonyms: | abandon, abandonment, ability, bent, carte blanche, compass, discretion, elbowroom, exemption, facility, flexibility, free rein, full play, full swing, immunity, indulgence, laissez faire, latitude, laxity, leeway, liberty, margin, opportunity, own accord, play, plenty of rope, power, prerogative, privilege, profligacy, rampancy, range, rein, right, rope, scope, sweep, swing, unrestraint |
| Antonyms: | captivity, confinement, imprisonment, incarceration, limitation, servitude, slavery |
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